Oiling device for motor-vehicles.



No. 700,768. Patented May 27, I902. W. A. HATCHER &. J. W. PACKARD. UILING DEVICE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

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OILING DEVICE FOR. MOTOR VEHICLES.

(Application filed June 26, 1000.)

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(Application filed June 26, 1900.]

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WILLIAM A.,HATCI-IER AND AMES W. PACKARD, OF WARREN, OHIO; SAID HATOHER ASSIGNOR TO SAID PACKARD.

OILING DEVICE FOR MOTOR-VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 790,768, dated May 27, 1902. Application filed June 26, 1901?. Serial No. 21,649. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that We,WILLIAM A. HATCHER and JAMES W. PACKARD, citizens of the United States,'residing at Warren, in the county of Trumbull and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oiling Devices for Motor-Vehicles,-

of which the following is a specification.

Thisinvention comprises means for con-v trolling the oiling devices of a motor-vehicle and the relief -valve of the motor-cylinder from a single lever, the objects of the invention being to insure the turning on and the shutting 01f of the lubricating-oil when the vehicle is started and stopped, respectively, and to effect this result and also the opening and closing of the cylinder relief-valve in a positive and convenient manner.

The invention will be fully described in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan View of a portion of a motor-vehicle, showing the motor and the lubricating devices. Fig. 2 is a partial side elevation illustrating the invention. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the lubricating-oil tank and its valve. Fig. 4 is an end view of the valve shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse section through the oil-tank and valve. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the bottom plate of the tank, and Fig. 7 is a vertical section through the valve. A

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates the.

cylinder of a hydrocarbon-engine; 2, the

crank-shaft; 8, the connecting-rod, and 4c the fly wheel. Other parts of the engine are shown, but as they donot constitute any part of the present invention it will not be necessary to refer to them in detail. On top of the cylinder are located the oil-cup 5 for the piston and the cylinder relief-valve G. The oil cup may be of any suitable form and construction. It is provided with a turning plugvalve 7. The relief-valve 6 is provided with an operating-levert, and the oil-valve 7 is provided with an operating-lever 7 said levers being pivoted to a common rod or link 8.

The various bearings of the motor and the mechanism driven by it receive oil from a series of tubes 9, which lead from a common tank 10 and are controlled by a common valve be introduced into the tubes.

11. The tank 10 andvalve 11 are constructed, preferably, as shown in Figs. 3 to 7, inclusive. As shown in these figures, the bottom 12 of the tank is a casting having an upwardly-projecting flange 13, which receives the side walls '14 of-the tank and having the downwardlyprojecting valve-casing 15 in the form of a rib, through which a series of holes 16 are drilled. These holes or passages 16 are all controlled by a single valve 11, through which a corresponding series of openings 17 are formed. By turning the valve 11 the discharge of oil through all of the openings 16 is simultaneouslycontrolled. Set in the openings 16 and projecting upwardly are a series of tubes 18. The oil is fed into these tubes by means of wicks 19. These wicks are connected at one end to wires or rods 20, by

. means of which they are inserted in the tubes,

the rods having rings 21, which regulate the distance to which the rods and wicks may The outer ends of the wicks hang over the tubes and preferably reach to the bottom of the tank. The oil is raised by capillary attraction and passes gradually into the tube and drops through the valve 11 when the valve is open. The tank is provided with a cover 22 and is preferably provided with downwardly -inclined shelves or partitions 23 near the top, which serve as a filler when the oil is being poured into the tankand also to prevent the oil from splashing out when the vehicle isrunning. The valve 11 is provided with an arm 11, which is also connected pivotally to the 'link'S. It will thus be seen' that the valves '6, 7, and 11 are all operated simul taneously by the link 8. They are so arranged that when the two oil-valves are closed the relief-valve is open, and vice versa. The link 8 may be operated in any suitable manner. As shown, the arm 11 is connected by a link 2& with an arm 25 on a rock-shaft 26, which rock-shaft is operated by a handle or lever 27 convenient to the seat of the vehicle. The lever 27 is pivoted to the rock shaft, so that it may be moved back out of the way when not in use. i

The operation of the invention is as follows: When the motor is not in use, the oil should be shut off and the cylinder relief= valve opened. It will generally be found necessary to open the relief-valve after stopping the motor in order to permit of the piston being placed in the back of the cylinder, which is usually done to prevent oil from accumulating back of the piston. The operator is thereby reminded each timethe motor is stopped to open the relief-valve, and in so doing he is compelled to close the lubricatingoil valves. aste of lubricating-oil while the motor is not running is therefore pre vented. After the motor is started the relief-valve 6 must be closed. This cannot be overlooked, as the noise of the exhaust through it will always attract the operators attention, and, furthermore, the engine cannot run efficiently with the valve open. By connecting the oil-valves with the relief-valve We therefore provide absolutely against running the motor without opening the lubricatingvalves.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isi 1. In a motor-vehicle provided with a hydrocarbon-motor, the combination of a reliefvalve for the motor-cylinder, a lubricating-oil valve, a connection between said valves whereby the one must be closed when the other is open, and means foroperating said valves.

2. In a motor-vehicle provided with a hydrocarbon-motor, the combination of a cylinder relief-valve, a cylinder-oiling valve, a connection between said valves whereby one must be closed when the other is open and vice versa, and 'means for operating the valves.

3. In a motor-vehicle provided with a hydrocarbon-motor, the combination of a cylinder relief-valve, a series of lubricating-oil valves, and connections for simultaneously operating all of said valves, said connections being arranged to simultaneously open the relief-valve and close the oil-valves or, vice Versa, to close the relief-valve and open the oil-valves.

4. In a motor-vehicle provided with a hydrocarbon-motor, an oil-tank provided with a series of oil-outlets, a common valve for all of said outlets, a cylinder relief-valve, and connections between the relief-valve and the said oil-valve so arranged that the reliefvalve must be opened when the oil-valve is closed, and vice versa'.

5. In a motor-vehicle provided with a hydrocarbon-motor, the combination of the cylinder relief-valve, the cylinder-lubricating valve, and the multiple valve controlling the series of oil-passages, of connections between said valves, and a hand-lever conveniently arranged and connected to operate all of said levers simultaneously.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

WVILLIAM A. HATOHER. JAMES W. PACKARD. Witnesses:

M. S. ANDREW'S, Rom. E. GORTON. 

